UPDATE 3/20/2017: This content was originally posted in 2014. Since then, many features and functionality listed in this article have been added to the Nintex Workflow and Forms for Office 365 products. Please see the Nintex for Office 365 Help Documentation for an up-to-date listing of available actions and controls, as well as the Abel…
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Ever since Microsoft announced SharePoint 2013 and the new App Model, there has been a lot of discussion around what the best option is for making customizations within SharePoint. While there are many valid reasons to choose alternative options, in this month’s TOTM we list the advantages of using Apps for SharePoint. What are the…
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For more about the SharePoint solutions we offer to help boost teamwork efficiency throughout your company, visit our SharePoint Consulting page. Thresholds were introduced by Microsoft in SharePoint 2010 in order to prevent large queries from occurring which have an impact on performance of the SharePoint environment. I’ll explain why thresholds were introduced, what happens…
DetailsFor more about how we customize SharePoint solutions for your company’s needs, visit our SharePoint Consulting page. SharePoint is a great platform to provide a wide range of functionalities right out of the box. However, it is common that a custom action is needed to fulfill a particular need of the business users. Custom actions…
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As a leading facility services provider, ABM oversees a large pool of documents relating to its business. The firm has standardized on SharePoint for document management and been very satisfied with its choice. Introduction When one of its financial institution (FI) customers required ABM to provide near-instant access to ABM’s vendor and subcontractor documents as…
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With the release of SharePoint 2013, Microsoft has enhanced enterprise content management (ECM) functionality in several core areas. These improvements will help SharePoint users adhere to best practices for content management and e-discovery. Improvements include: E-Discovery: Whereas SharePoint 2010 could discover content in SharePoint only, SharePoint 2013 can discover content not only stored in SharePoint,…
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As with so many content-related features in SharePoint 2013, web content management (WCM) has been dramatically enhanced in this release of the platform. The following examples only scratch the surface of the improvements SharePoint 2013 brings to WCM. Search Functionality: With the integration into one search engine of FAST Search Server 2010 and SharePoint Server…
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Many SharePoint deployments find varying levels of sophistication and value attainment across the different parts of the organization. While some departments have a SharePoint “champion” with deep knowledge about best practices and use of SharePoint, others have just cursory knowledge or no SharePoint capability at all. When it comes to ongoing SharePoint administration and governance,…
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In the past, many companies purchased third party applications for Learning Management and either installed the application in house or accessed it via a hosted model. You can now take advantage of the investment you have already made in the SharePoint platform and implement all the capabilities of a Learning Management System within the secure SharePoint system.
DetailsAs one of our industry’s leading SharePoint consultants, Abel Solutions accelerates our clients’ efficiencies and collaboration with SharePoint project management solutions. We do, however, believe that you should first assess the efficiency of your organization’s current project management system before making any decisions about project management platforms. Is Your Current Project Management Process Efficient? In…
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